Effects of the management regime on the performance of the endangered Mediterranean Centaurea horrida Badarò (Asteraceae)

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Farris, Emmanuele ^a   Pisanu, Stefania ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^a   Filigheddu, Rossella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspots; Habitats directive; Land use change; Mediterranean insular ecosystems; Sea cliffs; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ASTERACEAE; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA HORRIDA; JUNIPERUS;

EID: 59649119668     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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